Is Mavis a boy or girl name?
Mavis is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 532 girls and 0 boys were named Mavis, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.4% of the 22,608 US babies named Mavis were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #566
- Babies named Mavis since 1893
- 22,608
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 603 babies
Boys and girls named Mavis, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 0 | 58 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 235 | 100% |
| 1910s | 10 | 1,708 | 99.4% |
| 1920s | 68 | 5,529 | 98.8% |
| 1930s | 42 | 4,508 | 99.1% |
| 1940s | 10 | 2,697 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,722 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 987 | 99.5% |
| 1970s | 0 | 335 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 176 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 131 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 128 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,095 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 2,164 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 532 | #566 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 502 | #595 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 429 | #681 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 377 | #759 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 324 | #844 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 321 | #842 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 304 | #890 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 342 | #800 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 361 | #790 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 267 | #1,006 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 232 | #1,103 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 167 | #1,389 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 43 | #3,688 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,886 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 19 | #6,811 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 16 | #7,946 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 11 | #10,543 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 13 | #9,366 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,698 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,244 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,691 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 13 | #8,320 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,640 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,549 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,367 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,243 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,959 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 9 | #9,535 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,598 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 14 | #6,497 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 10 | #8,559 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,858 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 21 | #4,797 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,847 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,730 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,732 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,790 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 14 | #5,489 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,013 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,560 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,889 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,037 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,718 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,106 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 24 | #3,465 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,043 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,658 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,335 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,703 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,782 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,057 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,933 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,873 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,088 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,924 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,088 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,531 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,422 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,236 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,299 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,423 | 114 | #1,005 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 125 | #946 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 159 | #836 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 155 | #853 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 134 | #917 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 136 | #892 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 118 | #953 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 163 | #792 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 143 | #829 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 171 | #726 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 187 | #685 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 189 | #654 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 244 | #551 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 162 | #687 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 209 | #579 |
| 1949 | 5 | #4,038 | 220 | #563 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 232 | #542 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 288 | #484 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 231 | #519 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 229 | #477 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 273 | #436 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 280 | #446 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 288 | #425 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,830 | 323 | #379 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 333 | #354 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 389 | #314 |
| 1938 | 5 | #3,858 | 388 | #316 |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,853 | 452 | #292 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 433 | #295 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,864 | 406 | #305 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 485 | #279 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,513 | 458 | #282 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,629 | 494 | #280 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,633 | 472 | #286 |
| 1930 | 6 | #3,861 | 531 | #282 |
| 1929 | 9 | #2,893 | 540 | #277 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 547 | #280 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 603 | #270 |
| 1926 | 7 | #3,607 | 556 | #280 |
| 1925 | 9 | #3,060 | 579 | #277 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,720 | 581 | #271 |
| 1923 | 10 | #2,879 | 546 | #276 |
| 1922 | 5 | #4,727 | 538 | #278 |
| 1921 | 8 | #3,399 | 552 | #282 |
| 1920 | 13 | #2,410 | 487 | #295 |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,573 | 364 | #334 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 290 | #385 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 236 | #413 |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,285 | 226 | #414 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 264 | #372 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 119 | #513 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 81 | #570 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 58 | #662 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 33 | #761 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 37 | #701 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 30 | #742 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 28 | #737 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 30 | #699 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 26 | #728 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 18 | #890 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 22 | #768 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 18 | #827 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 23 | #731 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 21 | #716 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 19 | #877 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 10 | #1,072 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 13 | #999 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,138 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,181 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 12 | #963 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,576 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Mavis reached #2,410 in 1920. As a girl name, it reached #270 in 1927. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Mavis
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.